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SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

SAE-AISI 1090 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1090 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 380
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 950
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520 to 610
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 91
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1000
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 34
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 31
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0